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Bess Dugan 1914 - 1985

Bess Dugan of Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee was born on September 2, 1914, and died at age 70 years old in January 1985.
Bess Dugan
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee 38111
September 2, 1914
January 1985
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Bess Dugan's History: 1914 - 1985

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  • 09/2
    1914

    Birthday

    September 2, 1914
    Birthdate
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  • 01/dd
    1985

    Death

    January 1985
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    Unknown
    Cause of death
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    Bess Dugan lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 70.
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In 1914, in the year that Bess Dugan was born, President Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother's Day, the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers. Anna Jarvis had championed a Mother's Day for years but Congress had joked a few years earlier that then they would have to proclaim a "Mother-in-law's Day" as well. The President who championed a woman's right to vote also created a day in their honor.
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In 1925, at the age of merely 11 years old, Bess was alive when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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